COMMENTARIES
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Chronicling the Afghanistan Tragedy – II In Search of an Independent Kingdom
D Suba Chandran · 16 Oct, 2001 · #610 · Commentary
The ancient history of
Afghanistan
can be traced from the Achaemenid Empire of Darius the Great (500 BC).
Herat
(earlier known as Aria),
Balkh
(
Bactria
),
Kandahar
(Arachosia) were regional provinces, or satr...
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Chronicling the Afghanistan Tragedy – I The Land and its People
D Suba Chandran · 16 Oct, 2001 · #609 · Commentary
Afghanistan
is a heterogeneous country – geographically and ethnically. It encompasses an area of 245,000 square miles and is located between four strategically significant regions – Central Asia in the north, West Asia/Middle ...
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A New Face of Terrorism and Coming Anarchy
· 15 Oct, 2001 · #608 · Commentary
Terrorists want “a lot of people watching, not a lot of people dead”; but this has changed after the September Eleven multiple hijacking and synchronized suicide attacks on the
World
Trade
Center
and P...
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New Regime in Bangladesh: Concerns for India
· 11 Oct, 2001 · #607 · Commentary
The political spectrum of
Bangladesh
emerging out of the October 1st elections swung the pendulum unpredictably. In a reversal of public opinion, the BNP, with 186 seats, over three times that of the ruling Awami Leaague, secured a virtual...
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Issues in Devolution of Power in Sri Lanka
· 11 Oct, 2001 · #606 · Commentary
Within
Sri Lanka
there has been a debate on devolution, both inside and outside the parliament. The Government has introduced a new Bill which, because of inherent problems, would gain less support from the Tamil community.
...
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War on Terrorism: Coalition Sans Commitment
Maj. Gen. Yashwant Deva (Retd) · 10 Oct, 2001 · #605 · Commentary
The grand alliance that the US has rigged up to shadow box terrorism is a collage of disparate interests with a marked absence of commitment to the cause. It smacks more of crass opportunism rather than a willing cooperation to take on the evil ...
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New Regime in Bangladesh: Misplaced Notion of Concern in the Northeast
Bibhu Prasad Routray · 10 Oct, 2001 · #604 · Commentary
Results in the recently concluded elections in
Bangladesh
have been widely interpreted to be the beginning of fresh trouble in the Indian northeast. The victory of the alliance led by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)...
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Pakistan’s Afghanistan Policies in Tatters
Dr. Subhash Kapila · 10 Oct, 2001 · #603 · Commentary
Pakistan
’s policies towards
Afghanistan
have been shaped by its own strategic aims arising from its security perceptions and the demands of the Pakhtun people within
Pakistan
for independence.
...
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International Terrorism: The Pakistan Connection
Dr. Subhash Kapila · 10 Oct, 2001 · #602 · Commentary
International terrorism in its most diabolical manifestation found expression on 11September 2001 when Islamic Jehadis wreaked vengeance and terror in New York and Washington. Their vicious attacks were aimed at two symbolic targets of the might...
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Banning SIMI: A ‘right’ beginning, but…
D Suba Chandran · 09 Oct, 2001 · #601 · Commentary
The Central Government finally decided to ban the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, after considering the issue for a long time. The ban was justified on at least four accounts –...
